Thanks so much for all the hugs, prayers, and thoughts. Dad saw the surgeon today, and they have decided to try and shrink with chemo first as the tumor is big and it would be hard to get clear margins. He sees the oncologist next week (Monday) so should start chemo as soon as Monday afternoon.

In good news, Mom saw her oncologist yesterday and gets to go to yearly visits instead of every 6 months.

I'm off tomorrow so i'm going to sew something for my SP, who likes asian fabric.

Quilting dragon, thoughts and prayers for tour dad!

Quiltingdragon, sorry about your father. I will keep him and your family in my prayers!

Clues for my SP:

She has cats.....not saying how many
Her zip adds up to 32

Thats it for now

:D You know we're not short of a tartan or two, lol. That's made with 'Royal Stewart' which is the one you see the most and is the official tartan of the Queen (and can be worn by any of her 'subjects' ;)).

Normally you'd wear the tartan of your clan, but in the unlikely event you couldn't affiliate with a clan (mother, mother's mother etc.) you could wear this. I'm not even touching on tartan variants - Dress, Ancient, Hunting etc......:eek:

My partner lives on the opposite side of the country from me.

Good morning all.
Quilting Dragon prayers sent your way for your father and great news for your mom.
Lori, you have been through so much lately and handling these swaps. I commend you for your strength. Get as much rest as possible. For all those who have bdays this month HAPPY BIRTHDAY! My SP does post here won't say how many times and she has a dog. That's all for now. Will be sewing for her tomorrow since I took the day off needing much rest lately my MS is kicking my butt :(

Gail ( Sweetwater) has been moved to a rehab facility as of yesterday afternoon and does not like it... She wasn't able to go to the one she liked as she didn't have surgery... She is able to sit in a chair as of Tuesday, ( therapy finally got in there and did something) would have reported sooner but not much happening... and my Son is here for 2 weeks from Michigan and it's been busy around here... Settled now, the only problem is her cell phone doesn't work in there and not sure she has a reg. room phone... Her daughter called me this AM and will definitely see what is going on when she sees her mom later... I can converse with her through Words with Friends so found out last night about her dislike of the place... Will do better in keeping you updated, sorry Lori...

WOW, seems like there is a lot of health issues with members this month. My thoughts and prayers go out to each and every one of you. Lori, take care of YOU! I think I missed something, not sure what Sweetwater is going through, but it don't sound good. How about some GOOD news mixed in. My DGS goes down to Ann Arbor on the 19th for a battery of tests and if all is well, and it will be, he will be declared cancer free!!! I am going with them, and we are celebrating big time! I'm thinking the hospital will do something special for him, they have every miilestone to date. Whilms Tumor, stage 4, 6 then, 11 now. I am one happy granny!!!!